Black sun effect - Black dots on light sources

egproductions

egproductions

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Now that I'm shooting more weddings with uncontrolled lighting environments, I'm noticing a big problem inherent in the 5D II; black dots in the center of directional light sources. Doesn't matter what type of light (LED, Tungsten, etc.) if its a directional light source and it's focused on you will see these black spots (it won't work on an overexposed sky or florescent light but a desk lamp, pro light or iphone LED light you will see it right away if you are focused on it.) The peculiar thing is that it only happens between ISO 640 and 2000. Once the camera is switched to ISO 2500 the issue disappears. It also is not present in still, video mode only. I'm surprised there hasn't been a bigger outcry about this issue since I'm noticing this as an issue win a lot of the wedding footage I shoot, especially with wider angle lenses since I typically have the subject in focus and the lights in the background as well.

Since I've been told that Canon will continue to support the 5D II (Including firmware updates if necessary) even after the 5D III is released, I urge everyone to take 5 minutes to write an email to canon and express that this issue is real and needs to be addressed.

The effect can be seen here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFaZXYhHrUI&feature=player_embedded
 
What firmware do you have?

What firmware do you have?

This was a problem with the very first batch of 5D MII's , but it was fixed with the next firmware...
My camera doesn't have this issue, so maybe it was reinserted with the very last firmware?

Good luck
 
The firmware fix you are referring to is also a black dot issue but a different one than I am describing. What firmware are you running? I have the latest one but maybe worth going back one version and seeing if it's still there.
 
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